Category Archives: smart phone
The iPad– “Thou shall have apps…
The much heralded announcement of the iPad brings with it profits (or prophets?) as well as naysayers. Perhaps Steve Jobs should have dressed in long ropes, grew a long white beard and walked down to the stage with a view … Continue reading
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Filed under android, Apple, cloud computing, Content, holy grail, iPad, Isarel, microsoft, mobile, Moses, netbooks, smart phone, Smartphone, Steve Jobs, wireless
Marketing is about choices – or is it? You decide
Marketing is about choices – or is it? I recently went through a mental exercise of trying to determine what makes great marketing companies…. well…. great. There are the obvious, and historic , iconic brands of the last 100 years … Continue reading
Google clicks in for Mobile
During the past week Google made two significant splashes in the mobile arena. Their much heralded, bombing of middle America with Stealth fighters announced the landing of the “Droid” mobile device. Secondly, their acquisition of the leading U.S. mobile advertising … Continue reading
Twitter : Getting New Management?
The rumor mill of possible suitors for Twitter blogs, buzzes and Tweets with different theories. The largest speculation, at least in terms of media attention, has Twitter pairing up with either Google or Apple. While these reports are officially unsubstantiated … Continue reading
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Filed under Acquisitions, advertising, android, Apple, Google, iphone, microsoft, mobile, MySpace, smart phone, Smartphone, Social Media, Twitter, Web2.0, wirless
Piracy of the High C’s (Carriers)
The news is filled daring raids by pirates from the Gulf of Aden to a new breed of Pirates of the Caribbean. While the World’s Naval powers grapple with a response, the blundering, ransoming and mayhem continues. For the businesses … Continue reading
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Filed under Content, content stealing, facebook, mobile, piratcy, pirates, smart phone, Smartphone
Open Letter to Madison Avenue
This past week the New York Times had an article about the convergence of contextual advertising and Smart phones. The potential for highly targeted advertising including the use of GPS is a trend I have been discussing in this blog … Continue reading
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Filed under advertising, Apple, Content, mobile, mobile advertising, smart phone, Smartphone, Social Media, subscription servcies, You Tube
The Future of Mobile – Without Phone Numbers
The most striking exchange at the recent Mobile World Congress in Barcelona was the give and take of jabs between Sol Trujillo , CEO of Telestra and Josh Silverman, CEO of Skype. Sol represents the mobile business of the present … Continue reading
Facebook, Itouch and Calamari- Perfect Together
What does Facebook, Itouch and Calamari have in common? The answer is Greek Gods! This evening I helped one of my daughter’s with her homework. The assignment was to take pictures of religious icons and places within our town. She … Continue reading
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Filed under Apple, facebook, Internet Safety, mobile, smart phone, social networking, wifi, wireless
